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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1936

Page

15

Fears Autoists Would Get Alky From Auto Fuel

Dr Gustav Egloff warned that alcohol in gasoline could tempt motorists to drink it. Ethanol from farm products was discussed as a component of power alcohol blends, with claims of better mileage and smoother engine operation but questions about its role in gasoline.

Kansas City Alono Gustav Egloff Chicago American Chemical Soccety Draghti Alcot Leohf Christensen Amesia Cnemurgic Council

Notable Cedar Rapids Man Dies in California

Claude Carmichael, a former Shenandoah area farmer and creamery expert, died April 10 in a Sacramento hospital after a three year tuberculosis rest cure. Born April 13 1902 in Oronogo Missouri he lived in Shenandoah Ames and Des Moines. Survived by wife Etna and son James Richard 4 his mother Mrs Ruth Visser Shenandoah and in laws Mr and Mrs James Anton Center Point Services and burial in California.

Claude Ault Carmichael Cedar Rapids Sacramento Calif Oronogo Shenandoah Town State College Ames Etna Jonson Des Moines Cedar Minids James Richard Ruth Visser James Anton This City California

Blake and Lowery store sale in Manchester

Special to The Gazette Manchester the Blake and Lowery goods store operated by Wi C Blake for 40 years has been sold to Earl Roff and Miss Hester Roff Muss Roff. The building will be redecorated with a modern lighting system and new goods lines added.

Manchester Blake and Lowery Wi C Blake Earl Roff Hester Roff Muss Roff Waterloo Waukon Ole Rema Allamakee County Wauaua Bertha Swain Norway Gilpert Jegium Pant Crees Township Oscar Evenson Harpers Ferry John Leonard Rema Center Township John Swain Old East Paint Creek Church Lisbon Boy Scout Miles Dahn Leo Kamberling Wayne Ebcerly Robert Towne Gordon Rahn Ward McConlogue Wayne Robbins Lee McHenry Dale Harris Salmagundi Howard Kohl West Branch Harry Gray Pasadena Calif Floyd Westfall Charles O Gray le Sueur Minn Albert Pedersen Mercy Hospital Iowa City Gerald Morris

Germany reports French nix on Graf Zeppelin overflight

Berlin says France refused permission for the Graf Zeppelin commanded by Hans von Schiller to fly from Friedrichshafen to South America via France. The airship carried 16 passengers and freight on its voyage toward the South Atlantic, while the Hindenburg and Jo the Graf used alternative routes and gained permission to return via the Rhone valley after engine trouble and headwinds.

Berlin German Air Ministry Friedrichshafen South America France Graf Hans von Schiller South Atlantic Zeppelin Hindenburg Joe the Graf Netherlands Rio de Janeiro Brazil Rhone Valley

Auto Makers Quit Commerce Chamber Rift Narrowed

The Automobile Manufacturers Association including most producers except Henry Ford withdrew from the U S Chamber of Commerce citing disagreement over federal regulation of buses and trucks. Talks to repair the breach were reported but no agreement reached as the Chamber held its annual convention.

Washington INS Automobile Manufacturers Association Henry Ford United States Chamber of Commerce Tre Chamber

Four Bandits Raid Farm Home Seize Cash

Four masked men raided Henry May's farm home in Le Mars taking $300 after threatening his 72-year-old wife. They forced her into the basement and left with cash, while $1,200 in postal savings bonds were discarded. May and his two sons, George and Louis, found the home ransacked.

LE Mars Apji Henry Fav Mear Ms May May George Louis

Washington Sideshow by Fulton Lewis Jr on bank lending and arms plans

The piece reports President Roosevelt’s frustration with private banks lending only with government guarantees while the Reconstruction Finance Corporation profits from bond handling. It notes 45 percent project funding by Public Works and debates over 14- vs 16-inch guns for new battleships amid Navy two camps. Chief Justice Hughes is highlighted as a constant at the Supreme Court.

Coprricht Universal Service Washington Jesse Jones Reconstruction Finance Corporation Public Works Administration Public Works Ickes Jones TAVY Congress London Japan Standley Navy U.S General Board

Cowboy L. Gass’s bid to counter Huey Long in Oklahoma

The article profiles Percy L. Gass a wealthy Oklahoma figure who aims to oppose Huey Long by adopting Long’s rhetoric and tactics on common ground. It notes Treasury gold figures and references Nebraska's George Norris and Morris Cooke’s interference with flood control plans as political context.

Percy L. Gassaway Oklahoma Huey Long Huey Treasury Nebraska George Norris Morris Cooke Cooke

Woman hurt by runaway car in her own yard

Mrs Elmer Grafton of 243 Thirty-fifth street SE suffered a fractured rib and bruises at 7 p m Monday when brakes released on a car parked on a driveway across the street caused it to roll backward onto her lawn as she tried to move. Police were notified by owner R H Baresh of 256 Thirty-fifth street SE.

Thirty-fifth Street Steve Saris B Avenue NW First Street First Avenue W Joe R. Yarbrough First Avenue

Snyder Estate Bequests Shared by Institutions and Relatives

The will of James Snyder, dated June 15 1933 with a codicil from Dec 21 1933, distributes bequests to institutions and former employees in Rapids and Cedar Rapids. Major gifts include 5000 to a curative home, 2900 to another home, 300 to an endowment fund, and 15000 each to a niece Mrs Alice Boyd and George P My Kibbin, plus various sums to former employees and nephews and a niece of the deceased wife.

James FO Etlison First Presbyterian Alice Boyd Morrison, Tl George P My Kibbin Snyders Frank Lounsbury Fred A McDonnell Mary A Bangs Ralph Epler Frank Amorod Edna Kunkle Robert Ford Louise Gurling Joanna Hagey Mr Snyders Thomas Sylvester George Sylvester Frank Sylvester Ralph Sylvester Emile Elijah

Two Missing Boys Sought In Town Search

Police searched Monday night for Lloyd Watson, 15, and James Sorenson, 1312 L street, after their fathers reported both boys were absent from school. Lloyd is five feet five inches, 120 pounds, blond hair, blue eyes, wearing a gray suit and orange sweater. he wore no hat.

Earl Watson J Street Lloyd James Sorenson L Street

Wil sory School Boys Absent From Classes

Vernon, aged 14, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 120 pounds, with blond hair and a red sweater, white shirt and gray trousers, was reported missing along with another boy who attended Wil sosry school. Authorities said both were not in school Tuesday.

Vernon Wilsory School

Clear Day Follows Spring Thunderstorm in Cedar Rapids

A spring thunderstorm left Cedar Rapids with light moisture after high winds and dust. Temperatures rose from 53 at 6 am to 65 by 10 am and 69 by 2:39 pm, with a daily high near 76, just one degree shy of the record. a low of 43 at 7 pm followed by 56 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep company records.

Cedar Rapids Mercury Chambers Inskeep Company

Cheron, Veteran French Statesman, Dies at 69

Paris dispatch reports Henry Cheron a veteran of 12 French ministries and a legendary figure in French politics died Tuesday at his Lisieuz home at age 69 after an appendicitis operation. Peritonitis and a weakened heart preceded death.

Paris INS Henry Cheron Lisieuz Cheron

Zemo Promises Relief for Skin Irritations

For 26 years Zemo has offered relief from itching and irritation from eczema rashes pimples ringworm and similar skin problems. It is marketed as cooling soothing and effective with Good Housekeeping Bureau approval and priced at 35 60 and 1.

Good Housekeeping Bureau

Canfield couple names newborn son at Mercy Hospital

Mr and Mrs Morris Canfield of 283 Twelfth Avenue SW welcomed a son named David Alyn on April 13 at Mercy Hospital. Separately, Mr and Mrs Everett Biogen of Alburnett reported a son named Everett Jack on April 13 at Mercy Hospital.

Radio Stations and Programs Across the Midwest and Nation

A sprawling OCR fragment lists numerous radio stations and show elements. Names include WEAF WMAQ KMOX WCCO WJ and NBC related references, with scattered mentions of hosts and programs across cities and times, suggesting a wide radio programming map.

Cis Tom and Abner NBC Kote Hinth KMOX WCCO HBO Hiuink Fred Aveo Cathal Weced Nbcr Teva Paland

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